Assassination

Decent Sunday afternoon fare, if you're not too concerned about plot, dialogue, or acting. It's a fantastic period piece, complete with fabulous costumes and hairstyles, a fashion show, chic interiors, Rockefeller Square, and even a parade -- which, for this Canadian viewer, was like, "okay, normal, but wait, what? It's the RCMP, red serge on horseback and all, plus kilted bagpipers, in downtown Manhattan??" Lots of great scenery in Europe too. Ultimately, I find myself watching these stilted Bondian/Harry Callahan/Shaft exemplars of turn-of-the-70s filmmaking more for the soundtrack than anything else; the jazz is terrific, and the musical emphases in this one (dun-dun-duun) are very entertaining.